The bar chart presents data on how residents in five Australian cities purchased or consumed coffee and tea over a four-week period, distinguishing between café visits, instant coffee purchases, and fresh coffee purchases.
Overall, visiting cafés accounted for the highest proportions in all but one of the cities. In contrast, fresh coffee purchases were the least common activity everywhere, with considerably more people choosing instant coffee.
Turning first to café visits, this activity was the most common form of coffee or tea consumption in the majority of cities. Melbourne and Hobart recorded the highest figures, at around the mid-60% range, followed closely by Sydney at just over 60%. Brisbane also showed a majority of residents visiting cafés, at approximately 55%. Adelaide was the only city where café attendance did not exceed half of the population, at just under 50%, slightly below the figure for instant coffee in the same city.
With regard to coffee purchases, clear differences can be seen between instant and fresh coffee across the cities. Instant coffee buying ranged ofranged fromabout 45% in Sydney to roughly 55% in Hobart, with Brisbane recording a slightly higher proportion than Adelaide at around 53%. By comparison, fresh coffee purchases were notably lower in every city, peaking in Sydney at just under 45%. The lowest and most similar figures were observed in Brisbane and Adelaide, where only around 34-35% of residents bought fresh coffee.